In shock

Mo....yep!!!! take a vaca break.

momof2 - how awful that your friend took you for a ride! That is just the worst feeling in the world and can make one feel pretty dejected. She is one lucky person to have had you to help her through tough times - you can hold your head high that you did your best to help her, but I think it is time for her to be on her own!! Hope you are feeling better soon. Keep busy! Glad your should is starting to feel a bit better. Take care.

Good Morning Ladies,

Liefie…you will be coming to the East Coast…I will be waving to your plane as you pass over GA. Have a wonderful time on your cruise.  I am like your husband, I just have a terrible time with motion sickness. With a DH that is 6'7"… I am afraid he would take up most of the cabin space

Mo…that is just crappy! Not more to say except, enjoy the holidays and then have the surgery.

Websister… I went to my ortho doc today…Want to trade injuries…an ankle for a shoulder? I was totally surprised at the results.

I have a bone spur that has torn the tendon around the rotator cuff…common…BUT if the tear is greater than 50% he will have to put in stitches and immobilize my right arm for 2 months. Oh, the fun never ceases. Surgery is Oct 6….oops, that colonoscopy on the 9th will have to wait…too bad.

Guess I had better get busy doing all my projects! If I have my right arm in a sling, I am not going to be doing much sewing or painting. 

ARGH! Funny thing…the doc said I had developed some sneaky modifications in being able to move my right arm without excruciating pain. That's me …I am so sneaky. I am also getting OLD. I looked in the mirror this morning and realized that I look like a chia pet with this curly gray hair. It has grown but just continues to curl, so it does not look like I have any length. I wonder if my stylist could do anything about this frizzy mound of gray?

Gosh, I really am not that upset…just trying to make fun out of old age…LOL

Hope everyone is doing good…think I will go have some ice tea now. Love ya'll

wesister....must be the season. Hubby is getting some porcelain work done too!

Happy anniversary Websister! Porcelain or not, it is quite the achievement!

Momof2, your hair will settle in time. I also had an unruly mop of curls, but two years out my hair is straight again. Every time mine was cut, it became straighter until all curl was gone. Bought myself some patches for sea sickness - not taking any chances. Lol.

We celebrated # 35 in June.

I just had a phone call from Movie. As some of you already know, her husband had a horrific accident on Labour Day when he fell off a ladder. He sustained severe brain injuries, and passed away in the OR. It was so good to hear her voice, and she asked me to tell all of you that she can feel the prayers and love going out to her from all of us here. The memorial service will be on Saturday. Finally she wants you to know that she loves you all very, very much, and that she appreciates your love and support.

thanks Liefie...keeping Movie in my thoughts and prayers tonight.

Sigh. Ups and downs!

It's our 32 nd anniversary also, on Sept 11.

I'm OK about the surgery not happening yet. It was scaring the pants off me anyway, and quite inconvenient for work, so January is fine!

I just find the news about Movie's husband so devastating. All our thoughts will be with you  and your family tomorrow m'dear! xxx

Those of you with joint problems .... well I suppose it goes to show life goes on! I had hoped to be able to run the 5k Run for the Cure, but I shall have to walk it cos my achilles won't let me run! Fundraising has gone through the roof in the last 36 hours, since I posted on Facebook that I was going to have to pay for my own pink bloody t-shirt at the rate I was going. I guess all my friends and family took pity on me and my funds have gone from $170 to $980 in one day!!! Now I guess I'm going to HAVE to do it!!!

Well paddling is about done for the season, and I have a ton of catching up to do with my singing when I get back from my hols!!

Love to you all,

Rose xx

How tragic! I am so sorry to hear that news. My thoughts and prayers for her and the family too.

It is something that used to pull me up from time to time when I played field hockey Websister. Then I was jogging (nothing really) during a warm up for paddling earlier this summer, and it announced its presence and hasn't really left, although it comes and goes a bit. Some mornings it is really stiff just getting out of bed, and then dpesnt bother me for ages til I try to run! Boring!! 

Jennie93, 

Congrats on being cancer free for two years. My one year is coming up Sept.11th. I think of all the people who lost their lives on that date an feel so fortunate to still be able to enjoy even the smallest of things like the birds chirping in the morning or a starry night. Hate cancer but it has not been able to steal my joy :-)

momof.......purging is such a wonderful feeling....once it's done. Sounds like you did an amazing job. Weather in Yachats is child's play.....we just had 3 days of snow! Calgary has lots of power outages, huge tree branches down....Fun times! Today...sunshine and blue skies...

Some of you may be aware that 9 other gals from the Diep2013 thread are meeting up next week in Oregon with movie. This was planned long before Dave's sudden passing. Jackie asked me to relay a message to you all, so I have copied/pasted the message here.

I had a chat with Jackie (movie) this afternoon. She is such a strong gal, determined to "get through". Just talking to her made me want to reach through the phone and hug her. She wants you all to know that she is aware of the messages of support and has been getting the cards sent to her. She has found great strength and comfort in everyone's thoughts, prayers and "connections". She has placed her mom in a hospice home, and Jackie said she felt the peace and "transition" atmosphere of the place, as soon as she stepped through the door. A difficult, but truly "right" step for Jackie to take. I encouraged her to use her energy for what "she" most needs, and we had a bit of a laugh at all the "we're coming" messages. She is knee deep in delinquent washing machine issues, all the legal/paperwork "things" that come with someone's passing, but is truly truly looking forward to the weekend with us.

Hi 😎,

This is my THIRD attempt 😞 the other two in cyber space.

Web sister, sorry to hear you still in pain, hope you get relief very soon . The weather sounds beyond belief and the pictures on f/b are scary. We are waiting for it to change here any day. Thermals are at the ready.

Jo, congratulations one one year.

Jennie, same for you on the two years.

My two years if week after next 😀 Also my second visit to the man who removed it for my check up. Hopefully this time just in and out and a cup of coffee as my reward for being g brave.

Momof, need you here !! So much clutter and can't rev up to sort. That shoulder sounds awful. I had frozen one once and that was nasty enough.

9/11 There are no words, just know that here we grieve every year too. A few years before I was on the top of one of the towers on a visit to the big apple. I will never forget the wonderful people we met there, the elevator man who comforted my ED when she felt faint, the lady in the cafe who wished  us a nice day.😢

Nihahi, so glad Movie coming to your get together. Give her a hug from me please.

My volunteer work in the charity shop has finished. The lady I worked with has been told that if she continues to do car boot sales she can't work there as well.The lady in question is selling a lot of her personal possessions as her DH is fighting cancer and they are struggling. She took a tiny ornament out of the trash and said she would take it with her, if she sold it she would donate some to the shop but they told her to go. She could have come back after hours and fished it out in the yard but she was up front. Honesty doesn't always pay. I am giving up now as she was lovely to work with and it won't be the same. They are already losing volunteers fast anyway. It has opened my eyes re charity/thrift shops. People drop in bags of lovely things, if the boss is having a busy day she just trashes them to save sorting through ????Will stick to hospital volunteering instead.

Rant over, DH gone on his walk 😀😀😀😀 so I am off for some retail therapy.

Love to all x 

Hi 😎,

Momof, sooo happy for you 😀. Lovely news.

Sofa good news in the end, nice that you are feeling up to sewing again. 

My two year check up Monday 😱 feeling pretty good right now 😀 more energy at last and very few aches and pains. Omega three fish oil seems to be the miracle cure plus hemp seed oil and selenium.

Really glad charity shop work ended. More time and less hassle. Just working with people who need and appreciate help at the hospital. Have a public demo of scarf tying on Thursday at the hoital so will see if DH will sit for me while I practise my skills. 😄

We went to see" Ultimate eagles" last night, Eagles tribute band. They were excellent and to see loads of older people up dancing and smiling was a tonic. Sweet lady next to me was having a ball.Her hubby confided in mine that she was a 6 year BC survivor !! That made it all even better.

Thinking of you all, love and hugs Edi X

hi ladies !!!! Hockey and soccer in full swing . Busy does not even cover it !!! Hope everyone is well !!! Muah